On 14 March, several of the 52 wagons in a freight train derailed 4km north of Riverside in Okanogan County, Washington state, when the ground beneath the track gave way. The cargo was calcium...
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According to South Africa’s Rail Safety Regulator (RSR), rail accidents cost the country R590 million annually. There were 4,632 incidents in 2014-2015 compared with 4,262 in the previous...
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The British Rail Accidents Investigation Branch (RAIB) reports: At around 08:00on Thursday 12 March 2015, a passenger fell beneath a train after being dragged along the northbound platform of Clapham...
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On 10 March, three coaches of the Senja Utama commuter train from Solo, Central Java - en route to Pasar Senen station - derailed at about 07:00 near Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta. Hundreds of...
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A freight train derailed on 12 March in East Austin, Texas. No injuries were reported in the incident. Crews were on site attending to the disruption but no other details were available. ...
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On 6 March, a Canadian Pacific freight train collided head-on with a track inspection unit near Chapleau, Ontario. Two crew members were aboard the train, and two were on the track unit but no one was...
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On 2 March, a wagon containing asphalt rolled away from an oil refinery complex on Canadian National track in Regina, Saskatchewan, apparently crossing seven city streets before coming to a...
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In unprecedented drastic action, the entire Washington DC underground rail system was shut down for a full day on 16 March for emergency inspection of electric cables. This followed a "smoke incident"...
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In a movie thriller-like sequence, a double-deck commuter train hit a mudslide in heavy rain in Niles Canyon, about 60km east of San Francisco, on 7 March. The leading control trailer left the track,...
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Late on 2 March, about 45 homes had to be evacuated after 16 wagons left the rails in Ripley, New York state. Three Norfolk Southern railway tankcars were conveying hazardous cargo. Two were carrying...
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